As discussed in another thread, we seem to have sufficient interest to start a new book/theme series of discussions. If you would like to lead such a discussion, please sign up here, preferably with some indication of the theme/book you'd like to lead on (although that's not essential at the early stages).

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I'd like to lead a discussion (duly taking notice of Cheryl's point about fear)

Talentverse is best, due to the "if you volunteer to lead a discussion, you should be prepared to post several questions or comments during the month in which your book/theme is the main subject, in order to promote and actively encourage debate" rule, and the fact that Talentverse (TTATH pentad specifically) is really the only metatopic I'm familiar enough with to expect my posts to be sufficiently relevant and intelligent.

Beyond the world and temporal settings, I'm up for discussing/debating pretty much anything. Forum crawling in general is a fun way to for me to sharpen my mind and broaden my horizons, trapped in limbo as I am IRL.

I don't think there's too much source material in the books for how the disabled are treated on Pern, which makes a topic like that speculation rather than book-based. That's a fine topic for the regular book forum, but not quite right for this more formal book discussion forum.

Would you like to narrow down your subject at all? Mind you, with five books it should be manageable, but it might get more participants if you could be more specific? eg, are we talking about events around Rowan's childhood or around Damia's Children becoming full antagonists?

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Originally Posted by draconichybrid

I'd like to lead a discussion (duly taking notice of Cheryl's point about fear)

I will be happy too. I have to find my DOP book. I think I know where it is.

There is something about it AtWP and SvP too. Also a bit in MHvP I know called shipfish but they are dlolphins.

Which may add to the topic discussions on dolphins also fire lizards too on Pern in the 9th Pass.

Dophins are also talked about in DE/RSR about there interaction with humans and dolphins. Also how dragons react to the rubbing of the, the dragon tries to communicate with them The dol-phins rub me, also we just see a small sloop with a red sail but a lot dolphins, Ista's Lord Holder understand them. Bronze would be too big to be on the ship, know not to hold to hard to bend he is swimming to keep up.

Early years the DD and CoP:FF-Dolphins Bell, and small bit in CoP:FF-Second Weyr and CoP:FF-Rescue Run, other types communications

Dragonlovers' Guide to Pern Second Edition has more on Dolphins if that is useful to all of you. Miss prints and all no disrespect to anyone.

I don't know if I well able to add to the topic but I hope my information is useful for you! All!

A lot of these were run by Edith who is now rather busy working on her doctorate, as far as I remember. These days we tend to discuss individual topics in the McCaffrey Collection forum rather than individual books in here. This was a very lively section of the site when the books were still coming out new.

I suppose that they could restart given the interest.

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